A look at the history of Lawrence v. Texas shows why the two men who fought the sodomy law, both now deceased, deserve our respect Former Houston residents John Lawrence and Tyron Garner, both now deceased, couldn’t possibly...

Metro Weekly reports that one-time Houstonian John Geddes Lawrence, the “Lawrence” in Lawrence v. Texas, passed away last month at the age of 68: “In the facts underlying the Supreme Court case, Lawrence v....

In his legislative column on Friday, Daniel Williams mentioned that midnight today is the deadline for House committees to vote on bills that originated in the House. Which means that, assuming they aren’t voted out of...

Rep. Jessica Farrar Mother Jones magazine has an excellent piece up today about efforts to remove Texas’ unconstitutional “homosexual conduct” law from the books. Unlike other recent stories about the issue,...

Daniel Williams By DANIEL WILLIAMS | Legislative Queery Four bills that would improve the lives of LGBT Texans were heard by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Tuesday. The Committee is responsible for making...

Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea: Dan Ramos 1. A group of Bexar County Democrats voted Tuesday night to put party Chairman Dan Ramos on trial for rules violations, according to the San Antonio Express-News. But Ramos,...

Mark Reed-Walkup, left, and Dante Walkup Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea: 1. Several members of the LGBT communiity are expected to call on the Dallas County Commissioners Court to add transgender employees to the...

Your weekday morning blend from Instant Tea: 1. A gay-straight alliance will be allowed temporarily at Flour Bluff ISD near Corpus Christi. We reported last week that all clubs had been banned from the school rather than allow a...

Rep. Jessica Farrar It’s been almost eight years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas’ sodomy law as unconstitutional in a landmark ruling in Lawrence v. Texas. But the law itself, Section 21.06 of the...